Pneumatic horse-collar.



L, E. VAN TREESE. PNEUMATIC HORSE COLLAR. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 29, 1916.

Patented Nov. 28, 1916.

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LEMUEL E. VAN TREESE, OF LETTS, INDIANA.

PNEUMATIC HORSE-COLLAR.

Specification of Letters Eatent.

'1 b all whom it may concern Be it known that I. Lentil-:1. E. VAX Tnmzsin'a citizen of the l nited States, residing at Letts, in the county of Decatur and State of Indiana, have invented new and useful Improvements in Pneumatic llorse- Collars, of which the 't'ollowing is a specification.

The presentinvention relates to horse col.- lars, and more particularly to pneumatic horse collars.

The primary object of the invention'is the provision of a device of the above stated character, which is simple in eonstructimi, durable in use, and may be manufactured at comparatively low cost, and wherein the pads of the collar by being inflated, will serve in protecting the shoulders of the animalfrom injury when the collar is subject-. ed to undue strains.

A further object of the invention is the provision of side members forming the collar, and each provided with. flanges adapted to clench the beaded side edges of the collar pads and thereby retain the latter upon the side sections of the collar, and a covering for the pads is also provided to prevent the loss of the pads from the collar sections, and turther present the collar with a n at and finished appearance at all times.

lVith the above and other objects in view, the. invention consists in the. novel features, details of construction, and combination of parts which will hereinafter bev more. fully set forth, illustrated in the. am-ompanying drawing, and pointed out in the appended claims.

Figure 1 is a front elevation oi the collar;

' Fig. 2 is a transverse section taken through one of the'side sections and pads of the collar; and Fig. 3 is a. side. view of the collar illustrating the manner of securing; the covering to one. of the clamping llang'es.

Referring more particularly to the accompanying drawings. in which like characters of reference refer to corresponding parts in the several views. A denotes my improved horse collar, constructed of a pair of side sections 5 and (3 respectively. Each ol these side sections constitutes a metal plate 7, formed on the "front face thereol' and along one of the side edges with a rib or hame support 8. This plate 7 is formed along the.

'o 'iposite side edges thereof with rearwardly projecting and inwardly bent clamping hooks 9 and 10 respectively, In carrying and each includes a split casing 13, formed with reinforced or thickened ends it formed with exter or grooves 15, in which the 1n- Patented IN or. 28, 19th.

turned hooked ends engage, and thereby.

clampingthe pads upon the respective side sections 5 and (i of the collar. Mounted within the split casing 13, is an inflatable tube 16, having valves 17 which protrude through the -asing 13 at points adjacent the lower'bottoni edge or throat portion of the collar.

The. sections?) and 6 are hingedly connected together at their upper edges through the medium of the. flexible connection or hinge 18. while the collar is fastened in applied position upon the neck of the animal by means of the clasp 19. This clasp 19 is constructed by extending the lower ends of the respective side sections beyond the lower terminals of the headings 8, and are adapted to overlap one another, that is to say, the uppermost end of the fastening device is provided with a staple 20 adaptedto protrude through a slot 21 formed in the lowermost plate of the fastening device, and protrudes beyond the plane of the same av sullicient distance to permit of the insertion of the hame fastening straps therethrough. A protecting: plate is fixedly secured at one end to the side section 5 of the collar, and is adapted to underlie the points of the hinge connection 18 to prevent injuring the noel; of the .animal when'the collar is in applied position.

Riveted or otherwise suitably secured at one terminal to the flange Lis a covering 23 constructed preferably of leather, and is adapted to be brought over the facing of the .llSlI'lfJQ, as better shown in Fig". 2 of the drawing. The. free. vertical edge of the covering 32, is formed with a series of eyelets 2t. Tho llange 15 has formed on the exterior 't'ace thereof, an extension 25 formed with a series of vertically alined openings 26. A lacing cord or other suitable means 27 is adapted to pass through the eyelets 2+ of the covering. and the opening so oi the protection, for fastening the covering in applied position.

l l'Oln the foregoing: description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, the advantages of construction, and of the method of operation will be readily apparconnected together at their upper ends, each of said side sections being formed with clamping flanges, one of said clamping flanges being provided with a perforated projection, a cushioning pad fastened on each of said side sections through the medium of said flanges, a covering for said cushioning pad fixed at one end to the other of said clamping flanges and provided with a series of eyelets in the free edge thereof, and means passing through the openings of said projections and through the eyelets of the covering for fastening the latter over the pads and to the said projection.

2. In a horse collar, hingedly connected side sections, each formed with inturned clamping flanges, one of said flanges being formed with a projection having a series of openings, a split casing formed with thickened grooved edges, the grooves of the casing receiving the inturned clamping flanges of said side sections for clamping the casing thereon, a tubing in said casing, a covering for said casing fastened at one end to one of said inturned flanges and detachably connected With the projection of the other of said inturned flanges, and means for fastening the lower ends of the fastening members together.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses LEMUEL E. VAN TREESEQ IVitnesses:

GEORGE B. HENDRICKSON, RAYMOND MCCULLOUGII. 

